Jisho

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13 strokes
Radical:
insect
Parts:
Variants:
bee, wasp, hornet
Kun:
はち
On:
ホウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
2223 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 蜂起 【ホウキ】 uprising, revolt
  • 蜂窩 【ホウカ】 beehive, hive, honeycomb
  • 寄生蜂 【キセイバチ】 parasitoid wasp, parasitic wasp, parasitic bee
  • 養蜂 【ヨウホウ】 beekeeping, apiculture

Kun reading compounds

  • 蜂 【はち】 bee, wasp, hornet
  • 蜂蜜 【はちみつ】 honey
  • 虻蜂 【あぶはち】 horsefly and bee, horsefly and wasp

Readings

Japanese names:
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
feng1
Korean:
bong

Spanish

  • avispa
  • abeja
  • avispón

Portuguese

French

4150 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1921 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
821 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1728 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1247 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
33088 Morohashi
5331 New Nelson (John Haig)
2687 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1684 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
6d7.6 The Kanji Dictionary
1-6-7 SKIP code
5715.4 Four corner code
1-43-10 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8702 Unicode hex code

11 strokes
Radical:
river 巛 (川, 巜)
Parts:
Variants:
nest, rookery, hive, cobweb, den
Kun:
す.くう
On:
ソウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
1588 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 巣窟 【ソウクツ】 den, haunt, hangout, nest, lair
  • 巣穴 【スアナ】 nesting hole, burrow, den
  • 卵巣 【ランソウ】 ovary
  • 病巣 【ビョウソウ】 focus, nidus, lesion

Kun reading compounds

  • 巣 【す】 nest, rookery, breeding place, hive, den, haunt, (spider's) web
  • 巣食う 【すくう】 to build a nest, to nest, to hang out (of a bad group), to be based (in), to haunt, to lodge (in one's mind; of an evil thought, delusion, etc.), to be planted, to luck (in one's heart)
  • 古巣 【ふるす】 old haunts, former homes
  • 浮き巣 【うきす】 floating nest
  • 巣食う 【すくう】 to build a nest, to nest, to hang out (of a bad group), to be based (in), to haunt, to lodge (in one's mind; of an evil thought, delusion, etc.), to be planted, to luck (in one's heart)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
chao2
Korean:
so

Spanish

  • nido
  • colmena
  • guarida

Portuguese

  • ninho
  • viveiro
  • colméia
  • teia
  • escondrijo

French

  • nid
  • colonie (fous)
  • ruche
  • toile (araignée)
  • antre
560 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
1521 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1233 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
141 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1491 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1246 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1431 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1538 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1640 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1862 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
517 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2861 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1477 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1987 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1946 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
8696P Morohashi
2295 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2705 New Nelson (John Haig)
1927 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2077 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
570 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
964 2001 Kanji
3n8.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-8 SKIP code
9090.4 Four corner code
3290.4 Four corner code
1-33-67 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5de3 Unicode hex code

18 strokes
Radical:
silk 糸 (糹)
Parts:
weave, fabric
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
608 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 織布 【ショクフ】 woven fabric
  • 織女 【ショクジョ】 female weaver, Vega (star in the constellation Lyra), Alpha Lyrae
  • 染織 【センショク】 dyeing and weaving
  • 紡織 【ボウショク】 spinning and weaving
  • 子宮旁結合織 【シキュウボウケツゴウシキ】 parametrium
  • 間充織 【カンジュウシキ】 mesenchyme

Kun reading compounds

  • 織る 【おる】 to weave
  • 織り 【おり】 weave, weaving, woven item
  • 織物 【おりもの】 textile, fabric
  • 羽織 【はおり】 haori (Japanese formal coat)
  • 手織り 【ており】 handwoven, handspun, weaving by hand
  • 織り 【おり】 weave, weaving, woven item
  • 織物 【おりもの】 textile, fabric
  • 羽織 【はおり】 haori (Japanese formal coat)
  • 手織り 【ており】 handwoven, handspun, weaving by hand

Readings

Japanese names:
こおり、 こり、 のり
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhi1
Korean:
jig

Spanish

  • tejido
  • tela
  • tramar
  • tejer

Portuguese

  • tecer
  • tecido

French

  • tisser
  • tissu
644 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
742 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
720 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
753 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3613 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
431 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1649 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2879 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
680 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
693 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
882 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1561 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1801 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
958 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1295 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1346 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
27892 Morohashi
1422 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4596 New Nelson (John Haig)
1334 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1432 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
822 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2759 2001 Kanji
6a12.6 The Kanji Dictionary
1-6-12 SKIP code
2395.0 Four corner code
1-31-05 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7e54 Unicode hex code

8 strokes
Radical:
fire 火 (灬)
Parts:
inflammation, flame, blaze
Kun:
ほのお
On:
エン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1242 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 炎 【エン】 -itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
  • 炎症 【エンショウ】 inflammation, irritation
  • 脳炎 【ノウエン】 brain inflammation, encephalitis, cerebritis
  • 胃炎 【イエン】 gastritis, gastric catarrh

Kun reading compounds

  • 炎 【ほのお】 flame, blaze, flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger), passion
  • 炎検出器 【ほのおけんしゅつき】 flame detector
  • 瞋恚の炎 【しんいのほのお】 intense antipathy (like a blazing fire), flames of rage
  • 嫉妬の炎 【しっとのほのお】 flames of jealousy

Readings

Japanese names:
ぬく
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yan2
Korean:
yeom

Spanish

  • quemar
  • llamarada
  • inflamación
  • flama

Portuguese

  • inflamação
  • chama
  • fogo

French

  • inflammation
  • flamme
  • incendie
1024 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1231 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2751 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1727 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1513 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
697 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1336 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1419 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1803 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1264 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3075 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1568 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2145 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
164 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
18910 Morohashi
2420 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3404 New Nelson (John Haig)
162 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
174 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1207 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1162 2001 Kanji
4d4.4 The Kanji Dictionary
2-4-4 SKIP code
9080.9 Four corner code
1-17-74 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
708e Unicode hex code